Emmanuel Temple The House of Praise

06/15/2026

⚠️⚠️⚠️ OK… I’m going to drop this from pastoral experience. As a pastor and you can save yourself sometime understanding this. You cannot always help individuals. Sometimes ONLY experience will open their eyes.

🧠 Maturity has a painful way of introducing you to your younger self.

One of the greatest revelations of growth is realizing that some doors didn’t close because they were unhealthy, they closed because you were immature.

👉🏾 Sometimes immaturity talks you out of healthy covenant. It convinces you that accountability is control, correction is rejection, and spiritual covering is limitation. What was actually protecting you, developing you, and positioning you, you labeled as toxic because you lacked the maturity to understand its value.

⚠️ Be careful. Success can be just as dangerous as failure when it inflates your confidence beyond your wisdom. Many people have walked away from people, places, and relationships ordained for their development because achievement made them believe they had outgrown what God had assigned to them.

The tragedy is that maturity often arrives after the separation.

💡 Not every relationship that challenges you is toxic. Not every covenant that corrects you is controlling. Not every voice that confronts you is your enemy.

Some of the things you called bo***ge were actually boundaries. Some of the things you called restriction were actually protection.

Some of the people you disconnected from were carrying a piece of the wisdom you would later discover you still needed.

Maturity is having enough humility to admit that not every departure was led by God. Some were led by pride, impatience, offense, ego, and immaturity.

06/14/2026

Aloha,

Perception Is Not Reality
The lions may roar and growl, yet the teeth of the great lions are broken." - Job 4:10

In the advertising business we often say that "perception is reality" for the person who views our advertising message. It does not matter whether the audience believes the message to be true, only that they perceive it to be true. Their actions will be the same whether they believe it or only perceive it.
The enemy of our souls is very good at this game. He may bring on us what we perceive to be true when it is a lie. It may appear that there is no way around a situation. He may bring great fear on us. When we buy into his lie, we believe only what we have chosen to perceive to be true. It usually has no basis of truth. Such was the case when Peter looked on the waters during a night boat journey with the other disciples. At first glance, he and the disciples screamed with fear, thinking that what they saw was a ghost. It was actually Jesus.

Satan's name means "accuser." He travels to and fro to accuse the brethren. He brings an impressive front to all he does, yet behind that front is a weak, toothless lion with a destination that has already been prepared in the great abyss. He knows his destination, but he wants to bring as many with him as possible; so he often has a big roar, but little bite.

The next time some event comes into your life that creates fear and trembling, first determine the source. Look past the emotions and evaluate the situation in light of God's Word. Perception is not always reality.

Remember Today God Is First!🙏🏾✝️❤️

Sold out to advancing the KINGDOM,
Apostle C.E.Harris
[email protected]
808-375-4950

“If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?” Jeremiah 12:5

06/14/2026

Thursday Devotion

Aloha,

Widen Your Generational Vision
A great oak tree stretched out its branches as I looked in the spirit and saw, sitting in its shade, Deborah — prophet and judge. I asked The Holy Spirit why was she not under a palm tree like in Scripture [Judges 4:4-5] and The LORD answered:

“In this season there is a need for a bigger tree to unite the generations underneath. I call into place the Deborahs, the spiritual fathers and mothers, the ones who are inclined to mentor and raise the younger ones.

Rise up! Rise up, I say. Widen your vision. Ask Me for the next generation like Abraham did, and I will show you what I AM about to do. See the new generations standing on your shoulders. Be the one who is willing to look beyond themselves to those coming behind.”

This is not a time to build just for yourself. Build beyond yourself. Don’t just focus on your little garden. Look from an eternity perspective. Ask The LORD for divine wisdom. Allow Him to give you His Mind — the Mind of Christ — and show you the plan He has for the next generation, and the next, and the next.”

“Then the Lord took Abram outside and said to him, “Look up into the sky and count the stars, if you can. That’s how many descendants you will have!”” Genesis 15:5 NLT)

Remember Today God Is First!🙏🏾✝️❤️

Sold out to advancing the KINGDOM,
Apostle C.E.Harris
[email protected]
808-375-4950

“If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?” Jeremiah 12:5

06/14/2026

06/13/2026

Aloha,

Testing For Obedience
Test me, O Lord, and try me, examine my heart and my mind (Ps. 26:2).

Throughout the Old Testament, we see many situations in which God tests His people in order to determine if they will follow Him or follow the systems of this world.

The nation of Israel was tested many times during the 40-year sojourn in the wilderness: “Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands” (Deut. 8:2).

You might ask, “Why does God need to test us? Doesn’t He know everything, including what we would do in every situation?” Yes, God knows—but we don’t know ourselves! God doesn’t test us in order to find out something He doesn’t already know. He tests us so that we can learn about ourselves and His love, power and faithfulness.

In Genesis 22, God tested Abraham by commanding him to sacrifice his son Isaac on a mountain in the land of Moriah. Isaac was Abraham’s only son by his wife Sarah—the son God had promised to Abraham. By demanding that Isaac be sacrificed, God seemed to be nullifying His covenant of making a great nation of Abraham. How could God’s promise be fulfilled if Isaac was dead?

God tested Abraham to reveal whether or not Abraham truly trusted His promise. Yes, God knew what Abraham would do, but He wanted Abraham to know as well. So God put Abraham to the test—and Abraham passed. As Abraham raised the knife to sacrifice his own son, God stopped him and provided a sacrificial ram instead.

Every test involves obedience in one way or another. When God tests us, He reveals the true state of our hearts. Are we obedient to His will, or are we self-willed? We might think we know the answer, but we would never truly know unless we were tested.

Remember Today God Is First!🙏🏾✝️❤️

Sold out to advancing the KINGDOM,
Apostle C.E.Harris
[email protected]
808-375-4950

“If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?” Jeremiah 12:5

06/13/2026

Aloha,

From Unforgiveness to Heart Wholeness
Some of us have allowed bitterness, rejection, or offence to take root in our heart — weeds that are watered by our unforgiveness. But remember that with Jesus Christ there is good news: He hears our every thought, sees the hurts we hold, and feels the pain that we carry. Today The LORD invites us to uproot — with His help — those things that we were never supposed to carry with us.

We are called to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Unforgiveness should not go with us on this journey. We cannot move freely forwards if there are any bitter roots in our heart.

And He says to His children, “Know it is kindness and mercy that I have for you. Do I not have so many thoughts about you that you cannot number them? Did I not say that I have plans for you, plans to prosper you and not bring you harm? Partner with me so that together we can uproot unforgiveness and I will mend your heart into wholeness.”


“Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times” Matthew 18:21-22(NIV)

Remember Today God Is First!🙏🏾✝️❤️

Sold out to advancing the KINGDOM,
Apostle C.E.Harris
[email protected]
808-375-4950

“If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?” Jeremiah 12:5

06/11/2026

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06/10/2026

Aloha,

Are You A Threat?
One day the evil spirit answered them, 'Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?'" - Acts 19:15

Are you a threat to the kingdom of darkness? If satan and his demons had a board meeting and your name came before the board, what would they say? Would they say that you are one of their most feared enemies and they needed to keep many demons harassing and opposing you? Or would they say, "Gentlemen, this person poses no threat to our activities. Leave him alone. He needs no help from us." There are millions of church-going believers sitting in pews Sunday after Sunday who pose little threat to the kingdom of darkness.

If we truly believe that we war against rulers and principalities that cannot be seen, then we must realize that their mandate is to hinder any believer who is seeking to walk in the fullness of God. However, "greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world" (1 Jn. 4:4b KJV).
If you are seeking to fully follow the Lord, you can expect harassment from the enemy. God permits temptation because it drives us deeper into the soil of God. These times reveal God's power to keep us and walk us through the temptations. Our message becomes fruitful when it is born out of obedience and suffering for His name. Do not consider it strange if you find yourself fighting major battles the more obedient you become to the Master. God desires each of us to become a feared enemy of hell in order to affect satan's domain. When you begin to feel harassed, chances are you are beginning to affect the kingdom of darkness, and satan doesn't like this. So, how many demons do you think are assigned to you?

Remember Today God Is First!🙏🏾✝️

Sold out to advancing the KINGDOM,
Apostle C.E.Harris
[email protected]
808-375-4950

“If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?” Jeremiah 12:5